Lung cancer

8.6 million people in the United States live with a serious illness caused by smoking. 8.6 million people made the conscious decision to start smoking, a highly addictive activity that can lead to cancer, ulcers, and even death (“Tobacco Facts and Figures”). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette and tobacco companies spent $9.5 billion in the US on advertising alone in the year 2013. But with all of this money being spent towards such a harmful cause, anti-smoking…

Smoking is one of the leading causes of cancer of the lung, esophagus, kidney, and other internal organs. Heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are also included in the long list of health related problems due to cigarette smoking. An unfortunate result of smoking is the struggle for a woman to get pregnant…

Discrimination of an employee, protection of the company and its money or both seem to tie together the notion of an employer being able to hire or not based upon a personal preference. Smoking areas or smoke free environment remains to be the question in workplaces, business have considered the cost and effects of smokers versus nonsmoker. Should an employer have say in what one does in my free time? Are my healthcare benefits being paid more by me or the company I work for? And breaks smoking…

As quote “Cancer Sticks”, is what people normally call cigarettes in today’s society. In the Los Angeles Times newspaper a report was published by the (Journal of Medical Association), “28.8% of all cancer deaths in 2014 representing at least 167,133 people were related to smoking cigarettes. More than a third of those deaths occurred in California”. Imagine…

children have even more dangers from inhaling smoke. Secondhand smoke harms children with asthma even more than adults. When a child is exposed to tobacco smoke, their lungs become irritated and produce more mucus than normal. Since children 's airways are smaller, the side effects of secondhand smoke affect them faster and can also affect lung function in later life (WebMD). Children who are exposed to secondhand smoking tend to get more ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Many people…

General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Behavioral Purpose: at the end of my speech, my audience will be able to determine the problems caused because of second-hand smoke. Central Idea (one full sentence summarizing your speech): To take action against second-hand smoke and the problems it causes such as stating new laws to protect nonsmokers from second-hand smoke and the its problems. Visual Aid(s) to Have Ready Before Speech: PowerPoint to help me advocate my own point of view.…

diseases, lung diseases, and sometimes death. In addition, many people fall victim to second-hand smoke, but the ones mainly affected by it are children. Finally, the production of tobacco and its waste are major pollutants to the environment.…

While I am certain smoking should be prohibited in community or public places. Several people think smoking shouldn’t be barred in public locations because it’s an uncontrolled country and we have the freedom to make our own selections. Smoking any type of tobacco product is dangerous to the well-being of countless, not just the smoker, but individuals near the smoker. Prohibiting smoking in open places would decrease the amount of people that smoke each year and inspire individuals to smoke not…

The number of people smoking has increased in the past few years and it should stop. It is a personal choice to smoke or not but the amount of people it affects is not acceptable. Smokers chose to subject themselves to health risks. People that smoke in public areas set a bad example for not only teenagers or adults but to kids as well. Teens are hooked on tobacco every day. They do not realize that trying cigarettes makes it worse and it leads to a lifelong addiction. The tobacco companies do…

now acid rain is produced. The air pollution also has a direct effect to humans. The contact with “diesel particulate matter, hydrogen sulfide and volatile hydrocarbons can lead to headaches, asthma, high blood pressure, anemia, heart attacks and cancer”. That’s not all. These gases also create immune…